Block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing

• US 20080036338A1
• Filed: 08/09/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Inventors: Liang, Chien-Fa
• Granted Patent: US 7,469,978 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/223.2
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/06 in which the securing part if formed or carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 3/047 rotating about an axis parallel to the surface on which the fastener is mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives

Abstract

A block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, is composed of a block-shape container; a computer casing, a side of which is provided with a locking slot, with ear parts being located above the insertion slot, with the ear parts being provided with shaft holes, and with an upper wall of the insertion slot being provided with insertion holes; and a press plate, two sides of which are provided with shaft ends to be loosely connected into the shaft holes, a front end of which is formed downward with a projection part for locking; After the container is inserted into the insertion slot, such that the container, which is latched with the cartridges, can be locked on the computer casing without using screws, and can be quickly assembled or disassembled.

Claims

1. A block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, comprising:

a block-shape container, which is provided with an upper, lower, left, and right walls, and an interior of which is transfixed with a locking slot, with locking holes being optionally located on rear end surfaces of the neighboring upper all and left wall, respectively;

a computer casing, a side of which is provided with an insertion slot, with an upper wall above the insertion slot being provided with ear parts having shaft holes, and with a rear rim of the upper wall being provided with insertion holes; and

a press plate, two sides of which are provided with shaft ends to be loosely connected into the shaft holes, a side rim at a front end of which is formed downward with a longitudinal projection part for locking, and a rear end of which is formed with an arc part, with a lower rim of the arc part being formed with a contact part to be in contact with the upper wall;

after the container being inserted into the insertion slot to be positioned, the locking hole being able to be aligned with the insertion hole to form a through-hole, and projection part being able to be locked into and elastically displaced out of the insertion hole and the locking hole.

2. The block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein the press plate is provided with flexibility that it can be elastically deformed when being subjected to pressure, such that a press part is formed between the contact part and the shaft end;

when the press part being subjected to pressure, it being able to be deformed elastically using the shaft end and the contact part as pivots, and the projection part being displaced upward to be released from the insertion hole and the locking hole.

3. The block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein an appearance of the container is in a cubical shape, and its left and right walls are fixed with at least more than one spring leaf respectively;

a tail end of the spring leaf being provided with a lifting end, and a rear end of the lifting end being punched into an abut part which is tilted inward.

4. The block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein projection pieces are located on left and right walls of the locking slot to serve as rails, a bottom edge of the cartridge is gliding into the locking slot following the two projection pieces, two side walls at a front end of the cartridge are provided with hooking holes respectively, and the abut parts are locked into the hooking holes to fix the cartridge.

5. The block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein a front rim of the container is fixed with an outer frame.

6. The block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein the projection pieces are located on the left and right walls of locking slot to serve as the rails, the bottom edge of the cartridge is gliding into the locking slot following the two projection pieces, the cartridge can be in the cubical shape, and its left and right walls are fixed with a plurality of projection plates, respectively;

a lower edge of the projection plate being able to be gliding on the projection pieces, a front end of the projection plate being provided with hooking holes, the cartridge being gliding into the locking slot of container, and the abut part of spring leaf being locked into the hooking hole.